Oliver Husain

born in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, studied film and media art in Offenbach, Germany and Gujarat, India. Today he lives and works in Toronto.

Oliver Husain's films and video works include music videos, 3-D-animations, performance and sometimes incorporate Bollywood dance choreographies. Shot in Germany, India, Indonesia, China and other places these works are playful travelogues of a space that never existed. Through the combination of computer generated sets with photographed film Husain creates an artificial ambience. Fabrics, hats, feathers interrupt smooth surfaces and connect that which happens onscreen with the space of the cinema. (Stefanie Schulte Strathaus)

 

Exhibitions:

 

2009 "Imagine, there" - Aspace, Toronto

2008 "Where are we here?" - Shenzen Architectural Biennial

2007 "Two Half Reasons One Night Only" - Gallery TPW Toronto

"Genesis, I'm sorry" - Geene Naftali Gallery, New York City

2006 "We can do this now" - The Power Plant, Toronto

"Impossible India" - Frankfurter Kunstverein; Gallery Jan Mot, Bruxelles

2005 "Ron & Leo" - Gallery 64zero3, Christchurch, New Zealand

"Q" - Para Site, Hong Kong, China

2004 "Formalismus. Moderne Kunst, heute" - Kunstverein Hamburg

2003 "Wonderland" - Art space, Auckland, New Zealand

2002 "Q" - Gallery Michael Neff, Frankfurt

2001 "ich schau dir in die augen", Friedericianum, kassel

"temporary occupations", halle für Kunst, Lündeburg

2000 "Man muß ganz schön viel lernen um hier zu funktionieren", Frankfurter Kunstverein

1998 "Video Virtuale / Foto Fictionale", Museum Ludwig, Köln

 

Solo screenings / Retrospectives:

 

2008 Anthology Film Archive, New York City

Kino Arsenal, Berlin

Available Light, SAW Gallery, Ottawa

2007 The Power Plant, Toronto

2006 Pleasuredome & Goethe Institut Toronto

2005 Filmwinter Stuttgart

Orfeo Cinema, Frankfurt

2004 Malaysian Video Awards, Kuala Lumpur

 

more information at www.husain.de

 

in distribution:

 

Purfled Promises, 2009

Mount Shasta, 2008

Green Dolphin, 2008

I Hate Papa, 2007

Squiggle, 2005

Shrivel, 2005

Swivel, 2005

FuZe, 2004

Q, 2002